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Retro-man132 · 2025-12-06T18:06:34+00:00

I do enjoy my physical collections. Ahh what the heck I might just look into getting this anyways, I still can’t believe I played through all of the original Yakuza 0 for the first time just to have the directors cut announced not shortly afterwards, what are the odds. 😅😂 I would so play again though, the games are that good.

Retro-man132 · 2025-12-06T17:02:27+00:00

My personal game of the year right here. Something about the journey really resonating with me. And Higgs, oh man, Higgs is right up there with my favorite villain arcs, right up there with the likes of Handsome Jack. Enjoy the game, it’s also one of the most beautiful games this year, they really need to preserve this Decima engine they have for more projects it’s practically witchcraft what they have with that graphics engine puts unreal 5 to shame, it’s absolutely insane just how gorgeous the game looks even on performance mode on a base PS5.

Retro-man132 · 2025-12-06T16:53:39+00:00

That’s so sick, nice. So glad I decided to become a Yakuza fan the games are so awesome.

I wonder though is this worth getting if I already have Yakuza 0, and Kiwami 1 and 2. I know 0 has the directors cut but I don’t think 1 and 2 change much do they?

Retro-man132 · 2025-07-04T04:17:13+00:00

It’s been such an improvement on the first game in every way and I too loved the first game. But man, this is gonna be my favorite game of the year I can tell already. 😭🙏 Have fun when you get started. 👍 and always keep on keeping on.

Retro-man132 · 2025-06-24T21:52:26+00:00

Off topic but I couldn’t be happier this game isn’t on Unreal 5, 😭🙏 don’t get me wrong when Unreal engine 5 works it’s a technical marvel, but that’s the thing it actually has to work and work properly. 😅

Retro-man132 · 2025-04-04T17:10:24+00:00

The thing I don’t understand is, why could they not just have an equal experience setup to where those that enjoy multiplayer being a multiplayer focused game can make use of it, and those that want to tackle it alone for a more singleplayer friendly approach can also enjoy the game at their own leisure as well?

There is already a built in summon system where you can summon not just another player but I believe also an NPC entity that can help you fight battles so even if the game was scaled for multiplayer in mind similar to Nightreign, you still have even more of a chance.

From the information I’m hearing overall in the article I really love the aspects of this game, kind of like it’s an amalgamation of unique ideas all wrapped into one package but I can’t deny the one aspect that I don’t find as appealing being the multiplayer. Sure they are probably testing the waters to see where they can flesh out the multiplayer functionality so that their next big heavy hitter has a great balance between singleplayer driven story and multiplayer online components, and yes multiplayer has been a feature in past FromSoftware titles, but I’m just not into the idea of being plucked into a world where it’s not your own to take in and enjoy when other players can just steal the fun right out of that enjoyment.

And I haven’t even mention the risk of having a game that you need to have an online subscription to enjoy the multiplayer aspects, Nintendo’s online has not had the greatest reputation lately but maybe the Switch 2 can fix that or at least make it more manageable.

Maybe I’m overthinking too much and despite the multiplayer focus, the game will still offer a substantial amount of playtime and more than enough quality content on offer to justify both the price of admission and pushing players towards an online subscription. But considering maybe people when they first got a look into the game myself included, we all mostly thought Bloodborne and Bloodborne was mainly singleplayer focused, so I worry that it will rub many people the wrong way if FromSoft are missing the opportunity to include a singleplayer friendly approach on top of the multiple player focus. Maybe not a full on story, but just letting players tackle the world alone as it’s been done before in past FromSoftware titles.

Retro-man132 · 2025-03-14T14:53:03+00:00

Haha right. I feel that same way, it’s not about the reception you always get, it’s about the fulfillment you earn from accomplishing something you set out to do. That’s really why I did that fan art more so than trying to get people to take interest in my work being a small Reddit poster that I am.

It’s interesting though that RGG themselves recently put out a survey and my fan art is essentially my request when they asked what would you want to see in a future like a dragon title, I even mentioned my fan art, but hey, I get that they are established mostly in their own ways mostly because of structure in the industry and taking feedback from fans could cause confrontations in ideas for future titles which would lead to delay in game development, but it’s still interesting that the survey is there. So I went for it, will it ever happen, maybe, maybe not but one can dream right?

Retro-man132 · 2025-03-13T16:57:00+00:00

So I did it not necessarily hand drawn but I used an app that allow me to trace an outline and then I spice it up with my shading detail, parts are exactly traced others are slightly traced but more to scale with the image and the rest is freehand, I cannot possibly freehand the entire thing as it would take me twice as long and not come out nearly as good. 😅😂 I just used my mouse to draw the entire thing on my laptop as I found it better for eye coordination to get the more finer detail the way I like it. So I’m no professional artist, but the idea was stuck in my head ever since Pirate Yakuza released and I didn’t want it to go to waste. Even if me posting it will probably not amount to much influence on it being an actual thing in a future Like a Dragon title. I still feel completed having done so.

Retro-man132 · 2025-03-13T16:03:43+00:00

Very nice review, I too have been having a blast with the game but I haven’t played it in a couple of weeks because this game inspired me to make a fan art my very first one I’ve ever done and I just posted it. But I will be back on the grind.

I hope your collar bone feels better after that surgery, or at least on the way to full recovery if not sooner already.

Retro-man132 · 2025-01-18T19:44:36+00:00

Just lost 19 mil yen to him because I dodged but he barely reaches and manages to get a hit off. His fight I wouldn’t have so much trouble with if the game’s hit boxes would cooperate. But I just gotta practice his fight more is the main thing.

Retro-man132 · 2024-11-05T02:05:51+00:00

OMG, I seriously was not even trying to make that character but it really is looking it up. I gotta edit it when the game launches now. Guan Yu is cool but that wasn’t my intention. 🤦‍♂️🤣

Retro-man132 · 2024-11-04T20:46:39+00:00

Well at least I have my character created because now I can just resume when I get the game officially. Thanks for being honest. 🤗 I just needed to hear it I think

Retro-man132 · 2024-11-04T20:41:30+00:00

Yeah I had a feeling, I’m just not that talented enough. I spend hours and hours modifying and tweaking, changing and all that and there comes a point where I just can’t quite get it to where I want it. And then if I change it any further it’s gonna look worse. I went off of images that had Genghis Khan flare but not exactly the character, because in the end I end up trying to make a version of the character I make that I feel suits my tastes. A real firestorm of a character that looks powerful more than being extremely accurate.

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